Program on Inequality and the Common Good

The fires ravaging California offer yet another reason to fear our grand economic divides.

The hidden burden America’s top-heavy distribution of income and wealth places on people of modest means.

Sam Pizzigati discusses growing economic inequality in the US, how to employ taxation to close the gap, and the importance of unions and worker power.

Egalitarian-minded economics are pushing for a ‘GDP 2.0’ — and getting some lawmaker help.

Help us spread the word about our report: Who is Buying Seattle? The Perils of the Luxury Real Estate Boom

Again and again, studies show that the richer wealthy Americans become, the shorter the rest of us live.

Letting small slivers of a population amass as much wealth as they can grab might not be such a hot idea after all.

Low-income parents risk jail for putting their kids in better public schools, while the rich bribe colleges to shut the poor out.

Two new reports out of Washington trace our growing economic divide and the high price we pay, in dollars and lives, for letting that divide fester.

The ultra-rich are using philanthropic vehicles to shield their wealth—it’s time Congress acted.

Inequality expert and activist Chuck Collins, who gave away his inheritance at 26, uses his perspective from both sides of the divide to deliver a new narrative.

Candidates should pledge that the middle class won’t pay $1 more in new taxes until billionaires put up at least $1 trillion.

Big Tobacco settlements didn’t help those in need. Let’s ensure opioid settlements actually go toward helping impacted people and communities.

What we can do to stop America’s next horrific eruption of corporate greed?

It’s time to heal the deep wounds of racism — not only to ensure equity for African Americans, but for our entire economy.

An innovative binational analysis details how plutocracy is squeezing low and middle income Americans.

Millennials suffer stagnant wages and high expenses in an economy not designed for them — but there’s hope.

We need more than a moratorium on making inheritable edits in our genetic code. We need a moratorium on people getting rich off of editing our genes.

To end poverty at the bottom of our economic orders, we need to stop wealth from concentrating at the top.